Young people should consider moving to these affordable '18-hour cities' to start their careers

New York City and San Francisco
aren't the only cities for recent grads to launch their careers.

There are plenty of other options that are more affordable
without sacrificing opportunity. In fact, "18-hour cities" -
cities that offer a similar lifestyle to a major city like New
York, but don't run on a 24/7 basis or have the same high costs -
are
emerging as hot spots.

"For millennials, 18-hour cities hold a lot of appeal," personal
finance site
Credit Sesame reports. "Their economies are typically
expanding at a steady clip since it's less expensive for
businesses to set up shop, which means there are lots of jobs to
be had. Because they're secondary markets, rent prices in these
cities aren't through the roof."

In a new report, Credit Sesame identified the top 25 "18-hour
cities" and then ranked the top ten based on five factors: median
household income, median rent price, unemployment rate, average
student loan balance, and average credit card balance.

Read on to see which "18-hour-cities" cracked the top 10. We also
included the median household income, the median rent for total
households (the median rent is general and not specific to 1- or
2-bedroom apartments), and the unemployment rate, all of which
Credit Sesame drew from the US
Census Bureau.